12-Sep
English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name.
English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name.
English Sea explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay.
Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope to a group of officials atop the Campanile in Venice, Italy.
Henry Hudson embarked on an exploration for the Dutch East India Company to find a passage to Asia.